Photos: Greater Detroit Coalition Stop the Stigma 5K

A Detroit-based nonprofit organization played host to its inaugural 5K walk/bike/run event Sunday at Stony Creek Metropark in Shelby Township.
The Greater Detroit Coalition (GDC) held the Stop the Stigma 5K to raise community awareness regarding mental health and suicide prevention. The group has held its previous two annual events on the campus of Central Michigan University, according to spokesman Josh Wixson.
Wixson said the motivating force behind the event was a member who lost a brother to suicide two years ago. Several of the organization’s members, including Wixson, are graduates of Dakota High School in Macomb Township. (Photos by Dave Angell)